Hi, my name is Samantha Bernickus and I live in Phoenix, Arizona. I live with my mom, stepdad and 4 other siblings. I also have a dad and a brother that live in Massachusetts. During the summer I travel to Massachusetts to visit the other half of my family and I enjoy every minute of it. I love both sides of my family and the states so I am excited to see what the rest of the world has to offer. During the time that I am in Arizona I go to school, play sports, and hang out with friends and family. I will soon be a freshman in high school. I have played softball and basketball for two years now and want to continue playing sports throughout high school. I also have many hobbies such as singing, dancing, drawing, playing sports and more. I enjoy doing these things with friends and family. I consider my friends my family because I am always with a friend whether it is traveling with them, having a sleepover or just hanging out at the park. I would like to travel the world, and learn many different languages, try new things, and hopefully find out the things that I enjoy and am good at the most. I have many different nationalities and want to visit all the places that my family has come from, such as Puerto Rico, Lithuania, Germany, France, and Sweden. If I can visit all of these places, it would help me understand more about who I am and where I come from. I would also love to try food from other countries to get a new taste of the world.

My name is Odette Olivares and I live in Anthem, Arizona. I am in high school and I am looking forward to a great year. I live with my parents and older sister, along with two cute dogs named Molly and Princess. I like to watch sports such as basketball, football and soccer. I love to swim and would like to be a part of a swimming team and try out for cheer in high school. In my spare time, I love working out, cooking, photography, modeling and being with my friends. My friends are like family! We love to hang out and go shopping and have sleepovers. My talents are singing, dancing and drawing. When I grow up I want to be a professional singer like Beyonce, Nicki Minaj, Mariah Carey, Christina Perri or Adele. Many of my interests besides singing and cheer include modeling, being a great cook and traveling the world learning about history and culture. I like to listen to different types of music such as rock, hip hop, rap, pop, and more. My goal for this year is to have good grades, get involved with new and fun activities, work on my voice, possibly write a song and meet new friends. I am looking forward to traveling and visiting different fun locations and educating kids about the great places they can visit! I would love to go Spain, Paris, Germany, Rome, China, and Japan as well as other states in the U.S. I hope to fulfill my goals and live up to my highest limits.